Alexis Bennett is a licensed acupuncturist in New York, certified in Pennsylvania, and is board certified by the NCCAOM. She received her master's degree from Tri-State College of Acupuncture, a B.S. from the University of Nebraska, and studied nutrition at the graduate school of the University of Kentucky. Alexis has studied facial renewal since 1999, and completed her advanced constitutional facial acupuncture certification with Mary Elizabeth Wakefield. She also co-teaches constitutional facial acupuncture renewal with Mary Elizabeth in a variety of locations on the East Coast. Alexis has a private practice in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
When we talk about fertility, the focus is often placed on the ovaries and the uterus. Yet sperm-related factors contribute to nearly half of all cases of infertility. Whether someone is navigating fertility care alone or with a partner, and whether building a family through intercourse, IVI, IUI or IVF, it’s vital to include sperm health in the picture.
With some plans – and it starts with Medicare (CMS) – there is a payment protocol that may be referred to as a multi-therapy discount, but its official name is the multiple-procedure payment reduction (MPPR). If a health care provider performs multiple procedures during a single patient encounter, Medicare (and many commercial insurers) typically will pay “full price” for only the highest-valued procedure.
Our team of authors offer this paper (and this descriptive AT series) as a support for you as a professional, practitioner and member of the acupuncture community at large. We hope that it will serve to further the needs of acupuncturists everywhere and also act as a guide for those wishing to learn about Acupuncture Medicine – patients, healthcare decision makers, policymakers, and other stakeholders.